Winsome Bingham

As a little girl accompanies her grandma on a walk to the polling station, members of their community join and the grandmother explains the importance of their journey.

"Two Appalachian families, one White and one Black, are connected by a well-loved kitchen table."--

From award-winning creators Winsome Bingham and E.B. Lewis, this powerful story celebrates a journey crucial to our democracy: the walk to vote My granny is taking me on THE WALK. "Because leaders are not born," she says. "They're made through molding and modeling." "What's the walk?" I ask. "You'll see. And there's a few treasured souls coming too." Granny and her granddaughter are going on a walk. But this is not just any walk. It's...

On Sundays, everyone gathers at Granny's for Soul Food. But today, I don't go to the backyard or the great room. I follow Granny instead. "You're a big boy now," Granny says. "Time for you to learn." At Granny's, Sunday isn't Sunday without a big family gathering over a lovingly prepared meal. Old enough now, our narrator is finally invited to help cook the dishes for the first time: he joins Granny in grating the cheese, cleaning the greens, and...